Sentences with phrase «reactor accident needed»

Based on the J - value, only ten to 20 per cent of the 335,000 people who moved away permanently after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident needed to leave their homes on grounds of radiological protection.

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But a malfunctioning safeguards system can itself lead to accidents if it interacts with other parts of the reactor, while a system that isolates the fault may exacerbate accidents by hindering the operation of other safety systems which need to interact with the part of the reactor affected.

S.B.: Yes, I am keeping my hand on my heart to say that Indian public need not fear Indian reactors and if there is any chance of any accident then we will be the first one to say, «Close it.»

But the obvious implications from the Fukushima accident point to the need to raise the safety bar at U.S. reactors, they said.

The NuScale Power Module ™ and power plant design enhances the intrinsic physical protection and security of the plant through the elegantly simple design, elimination of large break loss of coolant accidents, and full reliance on passive systems to cool the reactors and spent fuel for extended periods without the need for AC power, DC power or additional water following an upset condition.

Response: The Fukushima accident happened when flooding of power plant safety systems caused by the tsunami prevented operation of pumps needed to cool the nuclear fuel within the reactor and the fuel storage pools, causing that irradiated fuel to overheat.